Postcode · Rickmansworth
Crime in WD3 8JW
How much crime is recorded in WD3 8JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rickmansworth West
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,895 (2024)
WD3 8JWRickmansworth
How safe is WD3 8JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD3 8JW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WD3 8JWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Burglary2.69.1
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.